Daniel “There is only one happiness in life, to love and be loved” – George Sand ♥ When I am teaching I always ask, “who wants to be happy”? I have never had anyone say, “no not me, I love misery and pain. I do not want to go there with the happiness”! Yet once in … Read more
Success is the intentional, pre-meditated use of choice and decision. Unless you choose – with certainty – what it is you want, you accept table scraps by default! Gary Ryan Blair We all have choices in life we can choose where to live, how to live, what to do, how to do it and on… … Read more
“We spend January 1 walking through our lives, room by room, drawing up a list of work to be done, cracks to be patched. Maybe this year, to balance the list, we ought to walk through the rooms of our lives… not looking for flaws, but for potential.” ~Ellen Goodman Happy New Year to you, … Read more
What we have once enjoyed we can never lose. All that we love deeply becomes a part of us. Helen Keller One of the happiest men I know on this planet never fails to remind us of one thing. Life is meant to be enjoyed and not to be endured. My friend Jack Jackson’s words … Read more
The boisterous sea of liberty is never without a wave. Thomas Jefferson ♦ Freedom from the bondage of self is not free we must work for it. I have heard it said that Freedom is not Free. There is a price to pay for freedom. The same is true of the freedom from addiction. The … Read more
Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out. John Wooden Living life on life’s terms is essential for peace of mind. We must recognize that complaining about how things have turned out will result in a poor attitude. On the flip side making the best of … Read more
“A man can do only what he can do. But if he does that each day he can sleep at night and do it again the next day.” – Albert Schweitzer ♦ Every day is a new day. The key is giving it 100% each and every day. Sometimes 100% of what I have is not … Read more
“People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing – that’s why we recommend it daily.” – Zig Ziglar ◊ Prayer and meditation has been a key ingredient for my recovery. Many years ago I added positive affirmations on top of the two. My affirmations I now have programmed into my smart phone … Read more
“Great changes may not happen right away, but with effort even the difficult may become easy.” – Bill Blackman ♥ The Ninth Step Promises: If we are painstaking about this phase of our development, we will be amazed before we are half way through. We are going to know a new freedom and a new … Read more
“I am not discouraged because every wrong attempt discarded is a step forward” – Thomas Edison ← We have all heard the story of Thomas Edison and the incandescent light-bulb, when asked how he felt about failing so often he replied I did not fail I simply learned what not to do or what would … Read more